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Twitter Suspends Account Allegedly Linked to Ohio Shooter
Breitbart ^ | 4 Aug 2019 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 08/05/2019 11:10:51 AM PDT by detective

Twitter suspended an account Sunday evening allegedly linked to the gunman who killed nine and wounded dozens outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar early Sunday morning, after several reports identified the account and noted its left-wing political orientation.

The user, “@iamthespookster,” identified as a “leftist,” according to the Twitter profile. The suspended account tweeted in support of socialism, against the election of President Donald Trump, and in favor of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for president in 2020.

Breitbart News obtained several screenshots from the account before it was suspended:

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: betts; connorbetts; dayton; democrats; elizabethwarren; iamthespookster; iwantsocialism; ohio; socialist; twitter
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‘I want socialism," hatred for President Trump and Democrat talking points were on the account that twitter erased.
1 posted on 08/05/2019 11:10:51 AM PDT by detective
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They want to scrub his account.


2 posted on 08/05/2019 11:17:54 AM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: wastedyears

Great!

Can we deplatform twitter for hosting hate?


3 posted on 08/05/2019 11:18:21 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: wastedyears; null and void

[They want to scrub his account.]

Yes, Twitchy needs to step in here. At least I certainly hope so.

Twitchy also needs to step up if that rumored CBS Tweet(?) was true.


4 posted on 08/05/2019 11:25:10 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: detective

Elizabeth Warren needs to immediately renounce her extremist and hateful rhetoric that inspires her supporters to murder innocent people in the name of socialism!!!!


5 posted on 08/05/2019 11:29:45 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: detective

It was his account. Verified with pictures, his tattoos, etc.


6 posted on 08/05/2019 11:30:00 AM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: MeganC

[Elizabeth Warren needs to immediately renounce her extremist and hateful rhetoric that inspires her supporters to murder innocent people in the name of socialism!!!!]

Then she’ll grab another beer from the fridge. Because she’s like a regular Joe (with 6th-grade acting skills).

Oh, and she’s a fake American Indian. But that’s another story.


7 posted on 08/05/2019 11:35:12 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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"Twitchy also needs to step up if that rumored CBS Tweet(?) was true."

Which tweet are you referring to?

8 posted on 08/05/2019 11:39:30 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: cweese; null and void

SUPPOSEDLY (and I never saw this so it could be.....garbage) but there has been reference that CBS News(?) (or some source) tweeted out 4 shooters at one of the attacks. I’ve seen a couple references to it (this “story”).

Now that just could be a LIE to make folks look bad. But there have been some references to it.

Then again, some “news” source bought the fake names from the airplane crash a few yeas back, too.


9 posted on 08/05/2019 11:47:42 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

Thanks for the info. I had not heard that.


10 posted on 08/05/2019 12:05:07 PM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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To: detective

I guess he won’t be needing the Twitter account any more.


11 posted on 08/05/2019 12:07:20 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: cweese

Seems hard to believe but who knows these days.

Supposedly some girl (gal?) said she saw four (El Paso I think).

Then supposedly some news outlet claimed that.


12 posted on 08/05/2019 12:20:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

[from the airplane crash a few years back, too.]

sigh


13 posted on 08/05/2019 12:21:18 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

I have actually seen two police officers in El Paso that were wearing all black. Almost not a uniform. Had no idea who or what they were. Private security ? But a few of those types might have been there taking up defensive positions inside Walmart.


14 posted on 08/05/2019 12:38:59 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: justa-hairyape

Sounds possible


15 posted on 08/05/2019 12:44:29 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: NEMDF
I guess he won’t be needing the Twitter account any more

so what was the hurry to suspend? To protect the media from reporting the facts?

16 posted on 08/05/2019 12:53:02 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: detective

I wonder how his sister voted. The rest of the family was liberal, was she? Socialists are mean to capitalists but they are often even worse when infighters.

Or he might have done it to get back at a religious mom.

I keep thinking of those psycho brothers years ago who murdered their doting parents yet got off easy because nutty jurors took pity on them for being orphaned.


17 posted on 08/05/2019 1:48:25 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: 1Old Pro

Of course


18 posted on 08/05/2019 1:49:51 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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Connor Betts: Twitter Posts on Being a Leftist, Guns
Heavy.com
Jessica McBride
Aug 4, 2019
https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-twitter-politics-social-media/


19 posted on 08/05/2019 2:33:43 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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Connor Betts: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Heavy.com
Jessica McBride
Updated Aug 5, 2019 at 5:30pm
https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts/
[Excerpt:]
“His parents’ Facebook accounts are active. Their names are Moira and Steve Betts. On Facebook, his mom posted pictures of pumpkins, family, Christmas ornaments, Christian religious statues and a graphic that declared ‘stop the alt right.’ She labeled a photo of Betts and his sister Megan, ‘My loves.’ His dad wrote on Facebook that he was a technical lead for a technologies corporation. Betts’ father posted about net neutrality and funny parody videos. He also shared a video that criticized the rhetoric of President Donald Trump. Here’s his dad’s post the day after Sandy Hook:...”


20 posted on 08/05/2019 2:37:58 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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